Quite impressive!  Thanks for sharing the article,
Aggo.



--- Aggo Akyea <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Ghana Launches Locally Created Software Programmes
> Panafrican News Agency (Dakar) February 24, 2001
> Accra, Ghana
>
>
> Ghana's first-ever locally produced software
> programmes "Sanitizer Series," was Friday launched
> in Accra, with Information Technology (IT)
> expertslauding it as a landmark achievement.
>
>
> E-Sopht Technologies Ltd - a leading Ghanaian
> company in software solution -produced the product,
> which can be accessed on the Internet platform. The
> products consist of a range of software solutions to
> assist government agencies, the private and banking
> sectors and individuals in computing and controlling
> tax evasion, and accessing banking information among
> other facilities.
>
>
> Some of the products are the VATNET for value added
> tax computation, TAXWEB to control tax evasion,
> e-Gold, for bank transfer management system, e-Fund
> for electronic fund management system and iFex, for
> the electronic management of foreign exchange.
>
>
> Professor Dominic Fobih, Minister of Environment,
> Science and Technology who launched the products,
> described their inception as a step towards bridging
> the digital divide between the technologically rich
> and poor.
>
>
> "It is unfortunate that our continent is found to be
> technologically poor largely due to factors among
> which is the major issue of lack of commitment on
> the part of most governments," Fobih noted. He said
> governments fail to invest and promote the
> widespread use of science and technology at
> different levels in national development.
>
>
> The minister affirmed that Ghana's national science
> and technology policy recognizes information and
> communication technology as one of the sectors,
> which will need to be addressed to move the country
> forward.
>
>
> He said government intends to place a very high
> premium on the country's information, communication
> and technology development.
>
>
> Copyright © 2001 Panafrican News Agency
>
>
>


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